Window-shade bracket.



No. 731,540. PATENTED JUNE 23, 1903. A. BRZYKGY. WINDOW SHADE BRACKET.

APPLIOATIOI FILED JANH24, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

No. 731,540.` PATENTED JUNE 23, 1903..-

A. BRZYKGY.

WINDOW SHADE BRACKET.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 24, 1903. l

N0 MODEL, 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2..

' UNITED STATESN Patented June. 23, 1903.

Fries.

PATIENT TO SIMON MILLER, or

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

WINDW-SHADE BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 731,540, dated June23, 1903. Application iled January 24, 1908. Serial No. 140,402. (Nomodel.)

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Be it known that I, ANTONI BRZYKOY, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VindowShade Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame. Y

Myinvention has for its object to provide an improved window-bracketespecially adapted to supportin various diiferentways the rollers ofwindow-shades.

To the above ends the invention consists of the novel devices andcombinations of devices hereinafterdescribed, and defined in the claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation showing portions of a Window-frameand a sash and a shadesupported from said frame by a pair of my improvedbrackets. Figi 2 is a vertical section on the line m2 :r2 of Fig. l.Fig. 3 is an end elevation of one ofthe window-brackets. Fig. 4 is aview in end elevation showing portions of the bracket which coperatewith the bracket shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of thatpart of the bracket which is shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a viewcorresponding to Fig. l, but showing the bracket applied in another Way.Fig. 7 is a horizontal section On the line x7 mi of Fig. G, and Fig. 8illustrates still anotherway of applying the window-bracket to the frameof a window to support the shade-roller.

The numeral l indicates a Window-frame, the numeral 2 the upper sash,the numeral 3 a shade-roller, and the numeral 4 a windowshade.

Each bracket is made up of a rod d and an adjustable head or section b.The rod a has screw-threads at one end and at its other end preferablyhas a laterally-bent portion d', which will serve to support the end ofa curtain-rod. The head Z1 is formed from a flat piece of metal, whichis preferably stamped and bent to the desired form and has a splitclamping-sleeve b', which surrounds the rod ct and is clamped to thebody of said section ZJ by a short nutted bolt c, having, preferably, aiiattened head or thumb piece c', by means of which it may be readilyturned to clamp the sleeve b tightly onto said screw-rod or to releasethe same at will.

At its projecting end the adjustable bracketsection b is formed with apair of elongated seats or slots b2, that intersect each other at aright angle. Approximatelyin line with the said notches b2 said sectionb is provided with a thin lug or ear b3, that projects from the facethereof at an angle of ninety degrees and is provided with intersectingslots or seats h, that correspond to the slots b2 both in arrangementand function,.as will presently be noted.

The bracket just specically described is best shown in Figs. 2, 3, 6, 7,and 8. This bracket is intended to support that end of the shade-rollerwhich is provided with the liattened trunnion of the said roller. Thistrunnion, as is Well known, is connected to the roller bya torsionalspring and must be seated so that it affords a base of reaction for thesaid roller. Furthermore, in the standard automatic spring-roller theconstruction of` the escape-dog is such that the said flattened trunnion5 must always be set edgewise in a substantially vertical plane. At itsother end the roller 3 is provided with a round trunnion 6. The bracketwhich supports this end of the roller is like the bracket justdescribed, except that instead Of the slot 5 it is provided with roundperforations b5 and b, which are adapted to receive the round trunnion6.

In Figs. l and 2 the threaded ends of the rods a are shown as screwedinto the inner faces of the window-casing, and the adjustable sections bare turned vertically downward, with the attened trunnion 5 of theshaderoller inserted in the vertically-disposed member of the seats b2.In this posi'- tion it is evident that the said movable members b may beadjusted any desired distance 4from the window-casing and the dependingends thereof may be swung laterally to some extent, so as to properlyspace the depending IOO ends of the said members b. I/Vhen the bracketsare applied as just noted, the round trun-l ---\nion 6 of the roller isseated in the perforation 7 of the coperating bracket.

In Figs. 6 and 7 the rods a are shown as screwed into the inner oropposing faces of tho window-frame, and in this case the flat trunnion 5ofthe shade-roller is placed in the vertically-disposed member of theslots or seats bL oi the ear b3 of the cooperating bracket.

In Fig. 8 the rods a are shown as vertically disposed and screwed upwardinto the overhead portion of the Window casing or frame l.

It will thus be seen that the bracket above described may be applied toa Window-frame in a great many different ways, and hence may be adaptedto allnost all conditions. The parts of the bracket may be quicklyadjusted and securely held in any set adjustment.

The bracket is of extremely small cost, is of simple construction, hasvery few parts, and is eicient for the purposes had in View.

That I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is asfol-A l. In a Window-bracket, the combination with ascrew-rod ct, of the head l) having the intersecting slots b2, and thesplit clampingsleeve b', said sleeve b' Working adjustably on said rodand adaptedto be clamped to the saine, by a nutted screw c,substantially as doscribed.

2. Ina Window-bracket, the combination

